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flag

human history
  • Other Name

    Unfurled Fern (maker's title)

    Koru (maker's title)

  • Description

    rectangular flag of synthetic fabric with printed Koru motif in green on white, with strip of black fabric to lhs.

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1992.70
  • Other Id

    T1358 (textile)

  • Department

Images and documents

    Artefact

    • Credit Line
      gift of Mr Alfons Blaschke, 1992, collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1992.7, T1358
    • Public Access Text

      Austrian born artist and architect Frederick Hundertwasser first visited New Zealand when the Auckland Art Gallery held exhibition of his paintings in 1973. Soon after he adopted New Zealand as his home. Recognised for his revolutionary architectural designs, he also promoted the koru flag design, manifesting a different way of representing New Zealand.

    • Primary Maker
    • Place
    • Date
      Circa 1983
    • Associated Notes

      Hundertwasser koru flag, proposed new flag for Aotearoa New Zealand

    • Associated Place
    • Period
    • Media/Materials
    • Measurement Description
      height 575 x width 1245
    • Measurement Reading

      575mm

      1245mm

    • Subject Category
    • Classification
    • Last Update
      09 Oct 2025
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